TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Pasta Sauce

Make a simple tomato sauce, or addmeat or mushrooms. Photo by Trutenka | IST.   A tip from Alissa Dicker-Schrieber, cooking teacher at TheKitchenista.com: Pasta with homemade tomato sauce is one of the tastiest, most convenient and affordable meals you can make. The prep work is quick and simple. Just boil some water for the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Citrus Recipe Ideas

[1] Mini cheesecakes with red grapefruit topping. Get the recipe (photo © Texasweet Citrus Marketing [permanently closed]). [2] Sautéed salmon with mandarin segments in an orange juice vinaigrette (photo © Ocean Prime Restaurant | New York City).   This tip comes from one of our favorite food educators, Alissa Dicker-Schreiber, The Kitchenista. While waiting for…
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TIP OF THE DAY: What Is Irish Whiskey

[1] Enjoy Irish whiskey on St. Patrick’s Day (photo © Jameson Irish Whiskey). [2] Have an Irish coffee. Here’s the recipe (photo © Slane Irish Whiskey).   Bourbon, gin, scotch, tequila, vodka: You may have enjoyed one or more of these spirits lately. But what about Irish whiskey? Lighter than its cousin, scotch, Irish whiskey…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Drink More Tea

There’s an ad running on TV now that encourages people to make different beverage choices, to avoid the high amount of sugar or high fructose corn syrup in soft drinks and juice. The ad encourages a switch to water, sparkling water and tea. While you can’t go wrong with water, tea is packed with antioxidants—specifically,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Know Your Saturated Fat Foods

So good to taste, so bad for your heart (photo Paul Johnson | IST). Last year, a media blitz let America know that trans fat was bad for us. Some cities legislated that it could not be used in restaurants. Manufacturers reformulated their products and declared “No Trans Fats!” on the packaging. Trans fats are…
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